The transdisciplinary center spans 人妻少妇专区 schools and its Medical Center.
The region鈥檚 sole program blending music, arts, health care, and research to advance healing is now called , a designation that represents the growing impact of the 人妻少妇专区 initiative.
The transdisciplinary center synthesizes the resources and artistic expertise of the world-renowned with the cutting-edge treatments and scientific research at the . The newly designated virtual center focuses on clinical services for artists, creative arts therapy for hospitalized patients, scientific research, and performances in clinical spaces. It provides:
- Specialized care for artists facing acute and chronic injuries. From repetitive motion injuries, vocal cord strain, and mental health challenges, performing artists gain access to UR Medicine experts. Together they focus on therapy and recovery, while continuing to perform.
- Soothing musical performances for patients at the University鈥檚 and and hospitals. World-class musicians offer 鈥減op-up performances,鈥� which foster moments of peace, easing stress for visitors, patients, and staff.
- Music and art therapy for patients in care at the , , and Strong Memorial Hospital鈥檚 unit for traumatic brain injury rehabilitation.
- A body of new research, conducted by an expanding team of faculty, into the neurological mechanisms that make music therapy an effective tool in healing and pain management, and data on injuries common among performing artists to improve career longevity, particularly in music education.
鈥淚 am so pleased that the 人妻少妇专区 has named Eastman Performing Arts Medicine as an official center. This designation supports the incredible work, research, and success accomplished since the initiative began in 2019, as well as the continued impact on a national and international level that the center is sure to achieve,鈥� says Jamal Rossi, the Joan and Martin Messinger Dean of the Eastman School of Music.
鈥淢usic has a positive effect on our body, mind, and soul, and is especially powerful during recovery from illness or injury,鈥� says David Linehan, CEO of the 人妻少妇专区 Medical Center and dean of the School of Medicine and Dentistry. 鈥淭he Eastman Performing Arts Medicine Center brings together the strengths of the Eastman School of Music and 人妻少妇专区 School of Medicine and Dentistry to harness the power of music and medicine to support our patients, musicians, and community.鈥�
鈥淭he steady growth of Eastman Performing Arts Medicine over the last five years and its designation as a center validates the impact arts have on our health and well-being, and the 人妻少妇专区鈥檚 place in growing this field,鈥� says Gaelen McCormick, director of the center.
